' One of the bikes will be testing the new Rohloff set-up. This bike has Nitto drop bars, a Gilles Berthoud shift lever, 44-16 gearing and dual disc BB7 brakes. Two of the bikes have 40C Marathon rear tyres and 35C fronts.'

' One of the bikes will be testing the new Rohloff set-up. This bike has Nitto drop bars, a Gilles Berthoud shift lever, 44-16 gearing and dual disc BB7 brakes. Two of the bikes have 40C Marathon rear tyres and 35C fronts.'

Dont know what those boys at Vivente have been smoking but I suspect it pretty strong.What is with their ideas on gearing?

"One of the bikes will be testing the new Rohloff set-up. This bike has Nitto drop bars, a Gilles Berthoud shift lever, 44-16 gearing and dual disc BB7 brakes"

44-16T

Putting in Sheldons calculator with 44-16 with 170mm cranks and 700x38 I get 21 to 110.2 Gi.I used to shake my head at their derailleur gearing.I suspect they either have legs like Kauri tree's or they only ride unladen.I dont get it, do they not believe in any form of cadence but only grinding?I run 34-16T and unless I was riding down an almost verticle face doubt I could meaningfully utilise the top few gears (I acknowledge to being unfit)I"m thinking theres no hills where they ride

rifraf wrote:Dont know what those boys at Vivente have been smoking but I suspect it pretty strong.What is with their ideas on gearing?

I have to agree with you rifraf.My VWR came set up with a lowest gear of 22.6 inches which I altered down to 18.8 with a new chainring and cassette.Just arrived home from eight days touring East Gippsland and the High Country and a couple of extra even lower gears would have really helped on the big climbs.Barely used the big gears.

Tim wrote:I have to agree with you rifraf.My VWR came set up with a lowest gear of 22.6 inches which I altered down to 18.8 with a new chainring and cassette.Just arrived home from eight days touring East Gippsland and the High Country and a couple of extra even lower gears would have really helped on the big climbs.Barely used the big gears.

I think theres lots of positives about the VWR.I love the paintjob with its classic looking black and cream, which really appeals to me.Coming with a front dynohub ticks a big box as does led lighting.That Berthoud shifter looks the business (I've not researched the option properly myself but know they make quality gear).Like the BB7 up front.Like the UN73BB upgradeI like the spoke count.Components look great.

I saw a couple of VWR's in Quantum Cycles recently and thought they looked the bees knees for their price bracket.In fairness, having sneaked a quick squiz at their site, they have made inroads to lowering the gearing of their 2013 series by dropping from 26T to 24T (a step in the right direction) combined with a cassette with 11-32T.

I decided I wanted more tyre options than the VWR offered but it was a contender for purchase before I grabbed the Ogre frame.

I only really niggle about the gearing because I think they are so close to being a great bike out of the box instead of being merely a very damn good one.

This thread needs to be spiced up a bit with a few more VWR pics I say

rifraf wrote:This thread needs to be spiced up a bit with a few more VWR pics I say

Here's one. All shiny and clean nine days ago. Loaded up ready for touring in the Vic. Alps with ilPadrone and a few of his mates.Arrived home yesterday and the bike is the same colour as the roads we travelled. Dirt Brown. Had an excellent time. More reports to follow.

Track blockage about twelve months ago.

About to get saturated at Phillip Island. No I didn't fall off the pier. Water from heaven. Waiting for the ferry.

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rifraf wrote:Dont know what those boys at Vivente have been smoking but I suspect it pretty strong.What is with their ideas on gearing?

"One of the bikes will be testing the new Rohloff set-up. This bike has Nitto drop bars, a Gilles Berthoud shift lever, 44-16 gearing and dual disc BB7 brakes"

44-16T :shock:

Putting in Sheldons calculator with 44-16 with 170mm cranks and 700x38 I get 21 to 110.2 Gi.I used to shake my head at their derailleur gearing.I suspect they either have legs like Kauri tree's or they only ride unladen.I dont get it, do they not believe in any form of cadence but only grinding?I run 34-16T and unless I was riding down an almost verticle face doubt I could meaningfully utilise the top few gears (I acknowledge to being unfit)I"m thinking theres no hills where they ride

rifraf wrote:Dont know what those boys at Vivente have been smoking but I suspect it pretty strong.What is with their ideas on gearing?

"One of the bikes will be testing the new Rohloff set-up. This bike has Nitto drop bars, a Gilles Berthoud shift lever, 44-16 gearing and dual disc BB7 brakes"

44-16T :shock:

Putting in Sheldons calculator with 44-16 with 170mm cranks and 700x38 I get 21 to 110.2 Gi.I used to shake my head at their derailleur gearing.I suspect they either have legs like Kauri tree's or they only ride unladen.I dont get it, do they not believe in any form of cadence but only grinding?I run 34-16T and unless I was riding down an almost verticle face doubt I could meaningfully utilise the top few gears (I acknowledge to being unfit)I"m thinking theres no hills where they ride

Are you forgetting about the Rohloff or are you figuring it in ?

Not forgetting about the Rohloff and think I've correctly figured it in.I run 700c wheels and Rohloff myself with the 34/16T combo which is why the 44/16T raised my eyebrows.I referred to Vivientes option when I said:"Putting in Sheldons calculator with 44-16 with 170mm cranks and 700x38 I get 21 to 110.2 Gi."Its only a personal preference I guess but 21 gear inches is just way too high for me.

My set up is I think 17.3 gear inches and I'd happily go lower if the warranty not been affected but I'm at the lowest allowable ratio now.

Rohloff wrote:The higher the chainring/sprocket ratio, the lower the input torque to the gear-unit. It is imperative therefore that the chainring/sprocket factor does not drop below 2.10 (e.g. 36/17=2.11). The smallest permissible sprocket ratios for a rider weighing less than 100kg are: 36:17, 34:16, 32:15 and 28:13.

amynicolepeters wrote:does anyone know if it is possible to put 26 " wheels on the medium size vivente ??

Anything is 'possible' but ... think about the brake mounts! Unless you have disk brakes then the pivot points would be in the wrong place. They can be moved.

------------------------------ hills ...

I've a 17% one on my street .. I can get up it on the road bike ... it peaks at 23% for a short bump. The touring bike is fine .. unloaded! With a full load it is walking and that slowly. Oh .. the gearing on the touring bike is 34 (cassette is 34-13 8 speed) x 20 (,32,44?) .. so it is nice and low

Oh .. 26" wheels

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The Vivente website hasn't been updated with the 2014 models yet, but I've been reading about them on Cycle Traveller.

The lineup will retain the familiar dropbar/STI and dropbar/bar end shifter combinations, the trekking bar version, and a Rohloff version will be introduced. And the derailleur versions will have front and rear disc brakes for the first time.

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